Be Thankful for What You Got (album) explained
| Be Thankful for What You Got |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | William DeVaughn |
| Cover: | Be Thankful For What You Got.jpg |
| Released: | 1974 |
| Recorded: | 1974 |
| Studio: | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Length: | 42:04 |
| Label: | Roxbury |
| Next Title: | Figures Can't Calculate |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Be Thankful for What You Got is a studio album issued in 1974 by the soul singer William DeVaughn. It includes the best-selling song also titled "Be Thankful for What You Got".
Personnel
- William DeVaughn - vocals, songwriting
- John Davis - organ, piano, sax, flute, synthesizer
- Jerry Cohen - clavinet, piano
- Norman Harris - guitar
- Pal Rakes - guitar
- Bobby Eli - guitar
- Hugh McDonald - bass
- Rusty Jackman - bass
- Al Price - drums
- Earl Young - drums
- Larry Washington - percussion
- Vince Montana - vibraphone
- Don Renaldo - strings, horns
- Nadine Felder - background vocals
- Gwen Oliver - background vocals
- Carl Paroulo - engineering, mixing
- Doug Fern - engineering
- Joe Tarsia - engineering, mixing
- Wes Farrell - art direction
- Richard Germinaro - illustration
- Big Cigar - album design
Potential confusion
DeVaughn's second album, originally released as Figures Can't Calculate, also includes the track "Be Thankful for What You Got" (in a different version); this second album was later reissued on CD by Unidisc as Be Thankful for What You Got and by Hot Productions as Be Thankful for What You've Got.[1]
Notes and References
- Andrew Hamilton, review of Figures Can't Calculate, Allmusic. Retrieved on 19 October 2015.
